Fastening and releasing device for boxes.



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l ainivr JOSEPH POPPER, OF YORK, N. Y.

l illi lG AND HELEASlhlG DEVICE FOR BOXES.

EsPECEFIUATIUhT formingpart of Letters Eatent No. 668,018, dated February 12, 1901.

Application filed October 29, 1900. Serial No. 34,712. (No model.)

To (n77 who/1t 7'15 177,07 concern:

lie it known that l, JosEPH Porrns, a citizen of the Unit ed States, residing at New York, (Uoney island,) in the county of Kings and Slate of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovi-nneuts in Fastening and releasing Devices for Boxes, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for fastenin; or securing the lids or covers of cigarhoxes and other and similar boxes and means for releasing said securing devices; and the object thereof is to provide an improved combination device of this class which consists of aheaded pin crsmall nail adapted tohe driven through one edge of the lid or cover and into one side of the body of the box and a plate eccenirically and rcvolubly mounted on said headed pin or nail and by means of which said pin or nail may he wiilnlrawn.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following speci iication, of which the accom panyin; drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same refcreucii cliaractersiu each of the views, and in which Figure l is a plan view of an ordinarycigarhon provided with my improvement; Fig. 2, a crossseciion of the box on the line 2 2 of Fig. l and showiuir my improved fastening device or devices, and Fig. 3 a plan view of a plate which I employ and which is used in connection with the fastening device.

in the drawings forming part of this speci- ,.iication l have shown at a an ordinary cigar ho): provided with a cover I), which in practice is hinged at c in the usual manner, this hinge being made by paper or other suitable material pasted over and longitudinally of the connection at c, and in the practice of my invention l provide a headed pin or fine nail d, which adapted to be driven through the edge of the lid or cover 1) into the side of the box, as shown at e.

l also provide a plate g, which, as shown in the drawings, is elliptical in form, but which may be circular, octagonal, rectangular, or of any desired shape, and said plate is provided eccentrically of the center thereof and preferably near one edge, and also near one end if the plate is elliptical or oblong in form, with a perforation or hole 71,, through which the pin or nail (Z passed. The plate, as shown, is thin and of uniform thickness in cross-section and particularly is plane or smooth upon its under face. In practice it lies perfectly flat upon the box-cover and is free to move inwardly and outwardly, as shown in the drawings. The upper face thereof is roughened, as indicated at g, which facilitates the turn ing of the same by the thumb or other finger. The plate 7'1 is also beveled at a portion of one edge thereof, as shown at 7a, so as to provide a cutting edge by means of which the paper binding and stamps pasted over the ends and front top portion of a cigar-box may be cut.

In securing the lid or cover I) the pin or nail (Z passed through the hole or opening 7L and driven through the edge of said lid or cover into the front side of ihe box in the usual manne and as clearlyindicatedin Figs. 1 and 2, and the plate 1 is turned so that the edge of the end thereof in which the hole or opening 72/ is formed is flush Wllll the front side of the box.

In opening; the box the plate g is swung around, as shown in Fig. 2, and used as a lever to draw the pin or nail d, said plate being grasped between the thumb and forefinnm of the hand and one edge thereof turned upwardly and this operation pulls or withdraws the pin or nail (Z, as will be readily understood, after which the sharpened or beveled edyo of said plate may be used for cut ting the paper and stamps at the ends and front side portion of the lid or cover, as hereinbefore described.

Although I have described the pin or nail d as provided with a head, it will be apparent thatany suitable means maybe employed for holding the plate g thereon, such as a nut or a lock-pin or any similar device.

It will be apparent that this form of fastening device, of which the plate g forms a part, may be used in connection with any kind or class of boxes of the class specified, and my invention is not limited to the form of the plate g or to the material thereof, and changes in and modifications of the construction described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The herein-described device for fastening the lid or cover of a box and for releasing the same, consisting of a pin which is adapted to bedriven through the lid or cover into one side of the box, and a rigid plate eccentrically mounted on said pin above the lid or cover,and revoluble whereby it may be turn ed inwardly of the box or outwardly to project therefrom, and plane or smooth upon its under surface to permit of such turning and to permit the plate to lie flat upon the box-cover, and the said plate being thin, and of substantially uniform thickness to enable it to be held by the fingers and turned to cause one side of the same to act as a fulcrum to withdraw the pin, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described device for fastening the lid or cover of a box and for releasing the same, consisting of a pin which is adapted to be driven through the lid or cover into one side of the box, and a rigid plate eccentrically mounted on said pin above the lid or cover and revoluble wherebyit may be turned inwardly of the box or outwardly to project therefrom, the said plate being plane or smooth upon its under surface, substantially as shown and described.

3. The herein-described device for fastening the lid or cover of a cigar-box or similar receptacleand for releasing thesame, consisting of a pin which is adapted to be driven through the lid or cover into one side of the box and a rigid plate mounted on said pin above the lid or cover and revoluble whereby it may be turned inwardly of the box or outwardly to project therefrom, the said plate being plane or smooth upon its under surface, and being provided with a curved periphery or edge, the said edge being formed and adapted to act as a cutter to insert around the edges of the lid of the box to permit opening the same, substantially as shown and described.

4. The herein-described device for fastening the lid or cover of a cigar-box or similar receptacle and for releasing the same, consisting of a pin which is adapted to be driven through the lid or cover into one side of the box and a rigid plate mounted on said pin above the lid or cover and revoluble therewith whereby it may be turned inwardly of the box or outwardly to project therefrom, the under surface of the plate being plane or smooth to permit turning and to enable it to lie fiat upon the box-cover, and the said plate being thin and of. substantially uniform thickness and being furtherformed withacurved or rounded periphery or edge formed and adapted to act as a cutter to insert around the edge of the box-lid to permit opening the same, substantially as shown and described.

5. The herein-described devices for fastening the lid or cover of a box and for releasing the same, consisting of a pin or nail adapted to be driven through the edge of the lid or cover into one side of the box, and a plate eccentrically mounted on said pin or nail and adapted to turn thereon, and adapted to rest on the lid or cover of the box, a portion of the edge of said plate being beveled or sharpened, substantially as shown and described.

6. A device for opening cigar-boxes, comprising the combination with a removable pin inserted through the cover or lid of the box into the body portion thereof; of a plate aperturednearone end thereof oreccentrically,and mounted upon the said removable pin above the box-lid, said plate being normally positioned within the edge of the lid and adapted to be shifted out-wardly, whereby it may be used as a thumb-lever to be turned laterally to withdraw the removable pin, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 25th day of October, 1900.

JOSEPH POPPER.

Witnesses:

O. O. OLSEN, F. A. STEWART. 

